Murale Pillai

COMMENT | Our topsy-turvy, upside-down world

COMMENT | Our topsy-turvy, upside-down world

What a bewildering world we live in these days.
COMMENT | Our brave new world of artificial intelligence

COMMENT | Our brave new world of artificial intelligence

AI is too vast and complex to be controlled by any government.
COMMENT | You cannot turn the clock back

COMMENT | You cannot turn the clock back

There is now a misguided nostalgia for Malaysia's 'Golden Age'.
COMMENT | Thai-Cambodian dispute: A complex, ancient history

COMMENT | Thai-Cambodian dispute: A complex, ancient history

Will Malaysia tackle problem now or leave it for next Asean chair?
COMMENT | Ali Baba and the filthy rich thieves

COMMENT | Ali Baba and the filthy rich thieves

Hard to keep up with the corruption cases in our courts.
COMMENT | Why I stand with Beng Hock's family

COMMENT | Why I stand with Beng Hock's family

Death in MACC custody, justice remains denied.
COMMENT | How to influence the judiciary and lose your friends

COMMENT | How to influence the judiciary and lose your friends

Revisiting Roosevelt's attempt to 'pack' the US Supreme Court.
COMMENT | Is Dr M really a statesman?

COMMENT | Is Dr M really a statesman?

He lacks generosity of spirit, universality of thought.
COMMENT | More skulduggery or jiggery-pokery?

COMMENT | More skulduggery or jiggery-pokery?

It is now part and parcel of Malaysia's body politic.
COMMENT | Conflation: A political tool to muck things up

COMMENT | Conflation: A political tool to muck things up

Leaders embrace process like ducks to water.
COMMENT | Why Xi's visit was met with silence from commentators

COMMENT | Why Xi's visit was met with silence from commentators

It lays bare Malaysia's failures as a country once ahead of China.
COMMENT | A house divided against itself cannot stand

COMMENT | A house divided against itself cannot stand

The only relief comes from casting our ballots and individual acts of kindness.
COMMENT | A game of cat and mouse

COMMENT | A game of cat and mouse

Fairy tales offer view into adult world - good, bad and ugly.
COMMENT | Beyond belief

COMMENT | Beyond belief

Knowledge lies within the heart of man, not texts.
COMMENT | Home sweet home not for criminals

COMMENT | Home sweet home not for criminals

Many M'sians have paid their dues for their crimes.
COMMENT | Is our academia going 'kangkong'?

COMMENT | Is our academia going 'kangkong'?

Only way out is returning to meritocracy in varsity teaching staff hiring and student selection.
COMMENT | What's in a name?

COMMENT | What's in a name?

There are more important things to deal with than naming housing estates.
COMMENT | 99 Speedmart - a victory for all Malaysians

COMMENT | 99 Speedmart - a victory for all Malaysians

Here is someone who pulled himself up by bootstraps and succeeded.
COMMENT | Akmal and the politics of outrage

COMMENT | Akmal and the politics of outrage

Multiculturalism cannot survive in such a harsh and unforgiving environment.
COMMENT | B40: Moving up the ranks by living down a notch

COMMENT | B40: Moving up the ranks by living down a notch

Get the B40 story right to break free from lowest economic bracket.
COMMENT | From National Bump Commission to National AI Agency

COMMENT | From National Bump Commission to National AI Agency

Yes, we need to jump on the AI bandwagon, but first book the crooked politicians.
COMMENT | A camel is a horse designed by a GLC

COMMENT | A camel is a horse designed by a GLC

The lifecycle of GLCs, an endless tale of scams and scandals.
COMMENT | Poor economics - 2024 Bumiputera Economic Congress

COMMENT | Poor economics - 2024 Bumiputera Economic Congress

The much-hyped congress turned out to just be hot air.
COMMENT | If not reformasi, why not some fairness and equity?

COMMENT | If not reformasi, why not some fairness and equity?

Is that too much to ask of our ministers?